St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-01-29
Yesterdays MARKET.
IN the Chicago Board of Trade Wheat
Was Active, but at Lower
Prices.
she Gables Quoted Dull Foreign Deal
ings and the Export 0learings
Were Light.
Ih1s Was Attributed to the Long.
shoremen's Strike in New
York.
transactions in the Financial Circles
of Wall Street, General
Quotations.

CHICAGO, Jan. 2S.-The wheat market was
uctlVe, with heavy feeling in the trade, and
lower prices were reached. The cables
quoted duh foreign markets. while the export
eiearings were light, attributed, in part to the
longshormen's strike at New York. 1t was
ESTIMATED that the next visible supply report
would show slight increase in consequence.
II was discovered early in the day that some
large sales of wheat had been made for one
or two large local houses who were credited
with having recently attempted to inaugurate
Dull movement which aggregated the weak
tone of the market The starting price for
May delivery was $500, or &c higher than
rallied to s4A@S414c, than fell off
rapidly to S3ss@S37a. with large offerings of
long wheat coming on the market. The
price advanced to s37s on predictions of
colder weather and closed at the prices cur
rent at the close last night The receipts at
eleven points were 1854, 600, and the export
clearIngs from three points only $4,000. Corn
rallied dull, but the feeling was steady.
There was an absence of outside orders. and
the local inquiry was light. Fluctuations
were confined to a range of &c. The receipts
were small. Oats ruled very dull. prices
showing little change. Provisions were fairly
active and generally firm. Mess pork adj
Vanced 10015c per lbb., receded again, but
rallied aud closed shade higher then yester-
Gay. Lard and short ribs closed firm and I'M
changed.
THE QUOTATIONS..
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Wheat-No. 2, January, opened at 7714c,
closing at 7714c; February. 7714c, closing at
THc; March, 777sc, closing at 7778c; May.
S31sc, closing at S3$4c. Corn-No. 3. jan
uary, 351sc, closing ut 351lc; February, $500,
closing at 354c; March, $500, closing at
353ac; May, 405sc, closing at 405sc. Oats
No. 2. January, 255sc, closing at 251ac; Feb
ruary, 255sc, closing at 251ac; March, 25sac,
closing at 255sc; May, 301sc, closing at 3O1sc
Mess pork per barrel-January, $l2.57%,
closing at $3.50; February, S12.5755. clos
ing at $3.50; March, $l2.62h, closing at
Lard per 100 pounds-January, S6.45. clos
ing at $6.45; February, S6.45, closing
at S6.45; March, $685., closing at $6.52% :
May, $6.671a, closing at $685. Short
ribs per 100 pounds-January, $685.,
closing at S6.37ll; February, $685., clos
ing at s6.97l; March, $6.4O, closing
at $6.371a; May, $3.50, closing at $3.50
Cash quotations were as follows: Flour quiet
and unchanged. Wheat No. 2 spring, TIC;
No. spring, 70@72c; No. 2 red, 1890. Corn
No 2. 35He. oats-No; 2, 25kc. Rye
No. 2, sac. Barley-No. 2, 5O@521lc. Flax
seed-No. i, S1.O6. Prime timothy seed,
$1.sl. Mess pork per Dbl, $12.5O
Lard, per 100 lbs, S6,45. Short ribs sides,
loose, $6.374a; dry sailed shoulders, boxed,
S5.2595.50; short clear sides, boxed, 500
@6.T5. Whisky, d1stillers' finished goods,
per gal, $l.lS. Sugars. cut loaf, 614@65sc;
grauulated, 61s@6Ac; standard A, sac Re-
ceipts-Flour. 26, 600 bbls; wheat, $1,000 bu
corn, $4,000 blu: oats, 900 blu; rye. 1000
bu; barley, $4,000 bu. Shipments-Flour,
$4,000 bbls; wheat, 1900 bu; corn, $4,000
bu: oats. $4,000 bu;, rye, none; barley
1900 bu. On the produce exchange to-day
the butter market was quiet; creamery, 20
@2Sc; dairy, 12922c. Eggs, 28Q30c per dozen.